Treasury Bench

British  

noun

1. (in Britain) the front bench to the right of the Speaker in the House of Commons, traditionally reserved for members of the Government

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Example Sentences

Not many minutes earlier, a weary man had risen from the Treasury Bench to make his way—some few hundred yards to his downy bed.

From Time Magazine Archive

One day Gladstone stood in his place on the Treasury Bench, imposing and thunderous, hurtling upon his rival epithets that became ever more violent.

From Time Magazine Archive

Pale and less cherubic than usual, the old parliamentarian made his way to a corner spot near the Treasury Bench, chatted with members from both sides, voted twice with the government on minor issues.

From Time Magazine Archive

There, from the Treasury Bench, he delivered a speech�his first as head of His Majesty's Government.

From Time Magazine Archive

They sit on Treasury Bench, whence all but they have fled; listen with polite attention to talk round Army Estimates; and when there's anything like a lull get up and say few words.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 105, July 8th 1893 by Various